BSC 307 5-E Model Lesson Plan

Title: Meiosis & Mitosis

Grade Level:
9th grade

Objectives: TSWBAT:
Identify the multiple steps within meiosis and mitosis.
Discuss meiosis and mitosis.
Differentiate between meiosis and mitosis.
Illinois Learning Standards:
Stage H. 12A 2: Apply scientific inquiries or technological designs to correlate the basis
of cellular and organism reproductive processes, correlating possible genetic
combinations to the type of reproductive process, diagramming and comparing mitotic
and meiotic cell division, or distinguishing asexual and sexual (egg, sperm and zygote
formation) reproduction with examples.
Engagement:
Students will watch a video on meiosis for six minutes. This video shows the steps of
meiosis in such a way that students will be more likely to remember the steps.
Students will be asked to generate three questions they have regarding meiosis.
Exploration:
Students will be paired up with another student. Students will be given a handout
containing questions that pertain to meiosis and mitosis. They will be directed to use
website and their textbooks to find information on both meiosis and mitosis and compare
and contrast the two processes.
Students will also answer the three questions they had generated previously.
Explanation:
The class as a whole will come back and discuss what they found. During this time the
students will facilitate the discussion with any misconceptions corrected by the teacher.
At this time the teacher will have the website in which the students looked up the
information and make sure that students understand the steps and how this website
coincides with the given handout.
Elaboration:
Students are to go back to their groups and will be given a series of questions. The
questions will reflect how meiosis and mitosis relates to everyday life and what may
happen if they were to malfunction. Time permitting the students would then have a
discussion on the answers to their questions.

Evaluation(Assessment Strategies):
Students will be evaluated by their participation in the discussion during the
Explanation and possible elaboration phase. They also would be evaluated on the
answers they provided on the worksheet during the exploration and elaboration
phases.
Rationale:
Instead of lecturing this complex topic and using a typical meiosis video to explain the
concept, this lesson starts with a video that the students can relate to more so and helps to
motivate them to investigate the topic further. Also the use of the website that allows
them to visualize the steps of meiosis and mitosis makes it easier for the students to
visualize the steps associated with the two processes. This lesson corresponds with ILS
Stage H 12A 2 in that they are exploring the processes of both meiosis and mitosis as
well as defining the differences among them.
Resources:
Discovery Education. The Meiosis Square Dance. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-eaf4j19_3Zg/meiosis_square_dancing/
Illinois State Board of Education. Illinois Learning Standards: Stage H Science. Retrieved October 11,
2010, from http://www.isbe.net/ils/science/stage_H/descriptor.htm
Mader, S (2007). Biology. The McGraw Hill Companies. 149-174.
Nova Online. 18 Ways to Make a Baby: How Cells Divide. Retrieved October 11, 201, from
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divi_flash.html

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Compare & Contrast Mitosis & Meiosis

Mitosis

Meiosis

Function

Location in Body

Number of
Phases

Number of
Daughter cells

1) What are all the phases of meiosis?

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2) What are all the phases for mitosis?
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3) During cytokinesis what happens?
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Meiosis & Mitosis in everyday life.

1) What do you think are some of the possible consequences if meiosis or mitosis
does not function correctly?
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2) How often do you think a malfunction happens in mitosis or meiosis?
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3) What are some things that someone may be exposed to that could cause
malfunctions during mitosis or meiosis?
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4) Name some disorders that are caused from either a malfunction in mitosis or
meiosis?
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